Photo: John Newcomb · CC BY 3.0Permits in View Royal added 41.4 homes a year for every 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns added 18.1
Owners valued the median home at $800,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $848,000. Statistics Canada counted 280 buyers in 2023, paying a median $846,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $970,000.
Three ways to price a home in View Royal
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $848K
- Owners
- 3,315
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $920K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 5.1×
- Buyers
- 280
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
all residential
- British Columbia’s towns
- $671K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Houses in View Royal carry assessments 46% over the middle of British Columbia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 3,765 homes in View Royal: detached houses make 45% of them, condos 18%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of British Columbia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
27% of View Royal’s homes are condos, where British Columbia’s towns have 10%
4,915 occupied homes stood in View Royal in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 36% of them. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| View Royal | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 27% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 10% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
2023 was the year View Royal built most: 504 new homes permitted
From 2018 to 2023, permits in View Royal created 1,249 homes, about 208 a year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 2% were single-unit, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
4,220 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5% on the year before
Measured across the Victoria metro area: monthly permits
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
View Royal is 11% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
The census values of British Columbia’s towns, 254 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to View Royal: Esquimalt, Langford and Victoria
Next to View Royal: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Royal | $800K | $848K | 67% | |
| New Songhees 1A | – | – | 65% | 2.1 |
| Esquimalt | $750K | $776K | 49% | 4 |
| Colwood | $800K | $823K | 74% | 5.3 |
| Langford | $730K | $752K | 65% | 5.3 |
| Saanich | $930K | $1.01M | 69% | 6.3 |
| Victoria | $750K | $821K | 40% | 7.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in View Royal
How many households in View Royal are in core housing need?
8% of View Royal’s households, near the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is View Royal expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, View Royal ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
What is the average house price in View Royal?
Homes sold for an average $920,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 5.1 times their household income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).